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By: Uchenna Ani-okoye

First Meeting Tips

A meeting can be a very important thing for your business. It can be a place to express your feelings about certain things, and to get the opinion of your other workers. Feedback and imput from everybody working, should improve the way the business is run. There are only two reasons why a meeting is usually held, the first is usually to provide information and a second is to make a decision. Once you have the meeting set up and it starts, you should always be strict about the time and the finish.

You need to set clear rules on how the meeting will take place. This can involve whether or not it is important for people to check in before the meeting starts. This will reinforce the start and end time of the meeting. You also have to let those attending the meeting know when they can money can't speak, this will prevent people from getting their feelings hurt. You will have to make people aware about when they can give their suggestions, and when the group will be making a decision as a whole.

To get the meeting recorded and flowing orderly, you should only a sign some roles to those attending the meeting, such as recorder timekeeper and facilitator. These roles will get things recorded in a proactive manner, there is no need to hire somebody to take minutes.

The recorder can possibly have a flip chart with a line drawn down the middle, of the positive and negative things which take place during the meeting. The timekeeper will keep everyone aware of how long discussions will be taking place. The facilitator keep everything running smoothly, and make sure all the ground rules have been and are being carried out.

Using these tips for your meeting can help you make the best out of a situation which is sometimes shrouded by nervousness, an unwillingness to participate.